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Polygalaceae
Common milkwort
Polygala vulgaris
Also known as Dwarf milkwort, Gang flower, Rogation flower, Polygala vulgaris subvar. brachybracteata
Native Plants · Wildflower · Chalk Garden · Rock Garden · Pollinator · Medicinal · European Native · Grassland · Butterfly Plant · Low Nutrient Soil · Perennial
Common milkwort is a delicate wildflower best suited to nutrient-poor, well-drained grassland or chalk garden conditions that mimic its natural habitat. It dislikes rich soils and competes poorly with vigorous plants, so site it among fine grasses or in a rockery with minimal fertilization. Water regularly during dry spells but ensure good drainage to prevent root rot.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil evenly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, FøRoyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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